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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Brandon Ayers, Batesville, IN (US);
Collin Davidson, Apex, NC (US);
Stephen Embree, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kenzi L. Mudge, Raleigh, NC (US);
Britten Pipher, Raleigh, NC (US);
Timothy Receveur, Apex, NC (US);
Mickael Audic, Locmiquelic, FR;
Jean-Bernard Duvert, Auray, FR;
Alonso De La Vega Gomez, Lorient, FR;
Philippe Kaikenger, Pluvigner, FR;
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A system for identifying a location of a device includes a first antenna mounted to a plug. The first antenna surrounds one or more prongs of the plug, and the plug has a memory that stores a device ID. A second antenna receives the device ID from the first antenna when the plug is coupled to a power outlet. A controller uses a communication module to wirelessly transfer the device ID and a power outlet ID to a computer server. The computer server uses the device ID and the power outlet ID to determine the location of the device within a building.